The BC Cancer Agency has established a Centre of Excellence for Functional Cancer Imaging which includes B.C.'s only publicly funded PET/CT scanners. Located at the Agency's Vancouver Centre, the facility began operations on June 28, 2005 and as of July 1, 2011 had performed over 15,500 procedures.

On September 27, 2010, the Vancouver Centre also opened its onsite PET Cyclotron/Radiopharmacy facility. While currently producing product for inhouse use, this facility will allow the program to eventually manufacture clinical PET radiopharmaceuticals on a provincial scale while also enabling research of new compounds.

More recently on July 11, 2011, this facility also launched its second clinical PET/CT scanner. This 64-slice state-of-the-art scanner has doubled clinical scanning capacity within BC's public healthcare system from 3,100 to 6,200 PET/CT scans annually.

PET/CT scanning is available at this facility for adult and pediatric patients who fall within the BC Cancer Agency's specific approved indications and guidelines.

The Centre of Excellence for Functional Cancer Imaging has made available some general information about PET/CT scanning at our facility. Please see the left side of the screen to view more information on:

• Clinical Indications
• Clinical Trial Information and Patient Consent Form 
• Contact Information
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 
• Patient Information 
• Patient Instructions

• Improve cancer diagnosis and treatment planning for patients and health care professionals 
• Build research programs for the discovery, development and application of new radiotracers 
• Apply new advances in imaging to improve prevention, early diagnosis and management of cancers
• Collaborate in a growing national and international network of functional imaging programs